RESEARCH AREAS AND SELECTED PUBLICATIONSMy
core expertise lies in physical system modeling, simulation
and control, and my research interest is in advancing principles and
methods in these areas and in their application to solve practical
problems. I have active projects in:

modeling, design, and development of a human-implantable, mechanical
circulatory support device (i.e., a left-ventricular assist
device or LVAD),

cyber-physical system modeling and assertion-driven debugging, and

sensing and actuation in ground vehicle systems

Cardiovascular System Modeling and Mechanical Circulatory SupportWe are developing a new class of pulsatile
left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) for human implantation. This work
is a collaboration with a UT startup based in Austin, TX, Windmill Cardiovascular Systems, Inc, and with Dr. Richard Smalling, UTHealth (Houston) and is sponsored through WCS via funding from NIH-NLBHI and private investment.

Thomas D. Pate, Design and Development of a Circular Left-Ventricular Assist Device, August 2005

CPS Synergy: Physically-Informed Assertions for CPS Development and DebuggingThis
is a collaboration with Christine Julien and Sarfraz Khursid (UT-ECE)
and Miryung Kim (UCLA-ECE). Project sponsored by National Science
Foundation.

Supervised theses:

Sijie Yu, A Cyber-Physical System Implementation for a Hydro-Pneumatic Pulse Forming Network (MS), May 2017

Dongyi Kim, Model Based Assertions and Robust Control for Cyber-Physical
Systems Autonomous Intersection Management System (MS), May 2016

*Indicates a part-time studentFull list of graduated students|See this pageThis list of students will give an idea of the range of topics we have studied within my group.TEACHING / CURRENT AND PAST COURSES |UT CanvasI
teach courses in dynamic system modeling, bond graph methods, simulation, controls, and experimentation, and an
applied course in vehicle system dynamics and controls. In past
years I have taught courses in mechatronics, fluid mechanics, and
vibrations.